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gershwin, rodgers, porter, kern, and berlin -- 7/08/15
Today's selection -- from
The B Side
by Ben Yagoda. In the 1920s, 1930s, and beyond, the America music scene
was dominated by five composers -- George Gershwin ("Someone to Watch
Over Me"), Cole Porter ("I've Got You Under My Skin"), Richard Rodgers
("My Funny Valentine"), Irving Berlin ("White Christmas"), and Jerome
Kern ("All the Things You Are"). The work of these five giants still
pervades American music today:
